From Practice to Performance
How to use your Speed Machine training during actual rounds - and why it transforms your putting.
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The mental overload that's costing you strokes.
You stand over a 30-footer. Your brain floods with input.
Is it uphill? A little. How much break? Maybe two cups? But the grain looks against me. And these greens are faster than the front nine. Should I die it in or play more break and hit it firmer?
By the time you take the putter back, you've processed a dozen variables with no clear answer. So you do what every amateur does: you guess. You hit it with "feel."
Sometimes it works. Often it doesn't. And you have no idea why.
This is the putting problem that nobody talks about: not that your stroke is bad, but that your decision-making is overloaded. You have no system.
One Number Changes Everything
The Jarit Method gives you a system. Every putt becomes one decision: what speed do I need to hit?
Read It Like You Always Do
Look at the putt. Notice the slope, the break, the grain, the overall distance. This part doesn't change. You're still using your eyes and your experience to understand the putt.
Ask One Question: What Speed?
Based on your read, determine the speed in MPH. A 30-foot putt on a medium green might be 8 MPH. Uphill? Maybe 9 MPH. Downhill? Maybe 6 MPH. You're converting all those variables into a single number.
This is where your Speed Machine training pays off. Because you've hit 8 MPH hundreds of times, you know exactly what 8 MPH feels like. It's not a guess - it's a known quantity.
Stand Over the Ball With One Thought
Now you address the putt with radical simplicity. You're not thinking about slope, break, grain, and speed. You're thinking:"Eight."That's it. One number. Your body knows what to do with "eight" because you've trained it.
Let Muscle Memory Take Over
Make your stroke. Your only job is to hit the ball at 8 MPH. Your trained body handles the rest.
"The difference between amateur and professional putting isn't stroke mechanics - it's decision clarity. Pros have a system. Now you do too."
Your Speed Reference Guide
A starting point for speeds at different distances. Adjust for green speed and slope.
| Distance | Flat/Neutral | Uphill (+1) | Downhill (-1) |
|---|---|---|---|
| 10 feet | 4.0 MPH | 5.0 MPH | 3.0 MPH |
| 15 feet | 5.0 MPH | 6.0 MPH | 4.0 MPH |
| 20 feet | 6.0 MPH | 7.0 MPH | 5.0 MPH |
| 25 feet | 7.0 MPH | 8.0 MPH | 6.0 MPH |
| 30 feet | 8.0 MPH | 9.0 MPH | 7.0 MPH |
| 40 feet | 10.0 MPH | 11.0 MPH | 9.0 MPH |
| 50 feet | 12.0 MPH | 13.0 MPH | 11.0 MPH |
Note: These are approximations for medium-speed greens (stimp 10-11). Faster greens = subtract 0.5-1 MPH. Slower greens = add 0.5-1 MPH. The more you play, the more you'll calibrate your personal reference.
What This Feels Like
The first few rounds feel strange. You're standing over putts doing math. "Okay, 25 feet, slightly uphill... that's about 7.5 MPH." It's clunky.
But something starts to happen.
By round three or four, the conversion becomes faster. You look at a putt and the number appears. You don't calculate - you just know. "That's 8."
By round ten, something profound has shifted. You walk up to a 40-footer that used to make your palms sweat. Now you see it clearly: "That's 10 MPH." You've hit 10 MPH five hundred times in your living room. This putt isn't scary. It's just 10.
Your partners notice you're different. Calmer. More decisive. You don't stand over the ball for 30 seconds doing mental gymnastics. You look, you know, you go.
The three-putts disappear first. Then the long lag putts start dying in the heart. Then - and this is when it gets fun - you start making putts you have no business making. Because when your speed is right, even slight misreads go in.
This is what speed control does. It doesn't just help you lag putt. It helps you make putts.
One number. One thought. Complete confidence.
That's what The Speed Machine gives you.
Questions About On-Course Application
How long before I can use this on the course?
Most users start applying the method after 1-2 weeks of home practice. You do not need to master every speed - you just need to be comfortable with the concept and have a few speeds dialed in.
What if I pick the wrong speed?
You will miss, get feedback, and adjust. That is how you learn. Over time, your speed selection gets more accurate because you are building real data from real rounds.
Do I need to know the exact stimp of every green?
No. You will develop a feel for "faster than my practice surface" and "slower than my practice surface" and adjust accordingly. Most golfers adjust by 0.5-1 MPH based on green speed.
What about breaking putts?
You still read break normally and aim accordingly. The speed is about how hard to hit it, not where to aim. For big breakers, you might adjust speed slightly (more break = slightly more speed).
Will I look weird doing this?
Nobody can tell you are thinking "8 MPH" instead of "hit it firm." It is internal. Your pre-shot routine looks exactly the same.
Start Building Your Speed Library
The Jarit Method only works if you've trained the speeds. That's what The Speed Machine is for - building the foundation that makes on-course execution possible.
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